HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/2/1974TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1974
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY, FLORIDA, MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE,
VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, ON TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1974 AT 11:00
01CLOCK A.M.' PRESENT WERE ALMA LEE Loy, CHAIRMAN; EDWARD J.
MASSEY, VICE CHAIRMAN; WILLARD W. SIEBERT, JR.; JACK U.
DRITENBAS. RICHARD P. BOGOSIAN WAS ABSENT. ALSO PRESENT `
WERE JACK G. .JENNINGS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; L. S. THOMAS,
COUNTY FINANCIAL COORDINATOR; PAUL D. BURCH, ATTORNEY TO
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; ELIZABETH FORLANI, DEPUTY
CLERK.
THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND STATED
THE REASON FOR THIS MEETING IS TO HEAR A REPORT FROM THE
COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEERS, .JAMES BEINDORF AND WILLIAM SABIS
ON THEIR PROGRESS TO MODIFY THE COUNTY'S SEWER AND WATER
PROGRAM.
MR. SABIS REPORTED THAT IN ORDER FOR THE COUNTY TO
REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO SUBMIT A "201
FACILITY PLAN" TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF POLLUTION CONTROL.
THE "201 FACILITY PLAN' IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS
BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR A FEDERAL GRANT; THE SECOND STEP IS
ENGINEERING PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS; AND THE THIRD
STEP IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANT.
MR, SABIS STATED THAT THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT
THAT HAS COME UP SINCE THE LAST REPORT, AND THAT 60% OF THE
MATERIAL FOR THE "201 FACILITY PLAN" HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN ENTERED THE MEETING AT 11:25
01CLOCK A.M.
THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS COULD NOT GIVE ANY COST
FIGURES OR TIME SCHEDULE TO THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
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BERT KOVASH APPEARED AND STATED THAT HE WAS IN
FAVOR OF THE COUNTY CONTINUING WORKING ON A SEWER AND WATER
SYSTEM,
MR. YOUNG APPEARED AND STATED THAT HE WAS ALSO IN
FAVOR OF THE COUNTY CONTINUING ON THIS PROJECT,
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE
COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO PROCEED WITH THE APPLICATION
FORA "201 FACILITY PLAN" GRANT AND THAT THE ACTUAL PROCEEDING
WITH THIS PLAN BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT COUNTY COMMISSION
MEETING ON APRIL 10, 1974,
THE CHAIRMAN ASKED MR, SABIS IF HE COULD GET INFORMA-
TION BY THE 1OTH OF APRIL AS TO AN ESTIMATE OF COST AND A TIME
SCHEDULE,
COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS REPORTED TO THE BOARD THE
OUTCOME OF HIS INVESTIGATION INTO FINDING ADDITIONAL OFFICE
SPACE FOR HOMER C. FLETCHER, TAX ASSESSOR,
COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS STATED THAT AT THE NEW AGRICULTURAL
BUILDING ON STATE ROAD 60 THERE IS ROOM FOR THE COUNTY EXTENSION
DIRECTOR AT A COST TO THE COUNTY OF $425,00 PER MONT14 NOT IN-
CLUDING ELECTRIC, MR. FORREST MCCULLARS STATED HE WILL BE
READY TO MOVE HIS EQUIPMENT WHENEVER THE�COUNTY STATES.
THE OFFICES OCCUPIED BY THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX
WILL BE MOVED TO THE OFFICES OCCUPIED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILL MOVE TO CITY HALL.
COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS STATED HE HAS MET WITH THE CITY MANAGER
AND THERE IS SPACE AVAILABLE ON THE SECOND FLOOR WHICH THE CITY
WOULD LEASE TO THE COUNTY AT $4.50 PER SQUARE FOOT. THERE IS
APPROXIMATELY 2,500 SQUARE FEET AVAILABLE, THIS PRICE WOULD
INCLUDE JANITORIAL SERVICES AND ALL UTILITIES.
COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS RECOMMENDED TAKING THE CITY'S
OFFER OF $4.50 PER SQUARE FOOT ON A SHORT TERM LEASE.
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THIS WILL PROVIDE THE COUNTY WITH ENOUGH TIME TO BUILD A
BUILDING TO HOUSE THE PLANNING, BUILDING, AND ZONING
DEPARTMENTS AND ALSO THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED COMMISSIONER
DRITENBASI RECOMMENDATION TO LEASE SPACE IN CITY HALL FOR THE..
PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A
LEASE. "
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE,
SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 12:40 O'CLOCK.
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